Register ties for second for Tar Heels golfers

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Feb 8, 2018 at 4:29 PM

Times-News

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — North Carolina senior William Register of Burlington tied for second place after a three-way playoff and the Tar Heels shared sixth place with a final round 10-over-par 290 at the Sea Best Invitational at TPC at Sawgrass Dye’s Valley Course.

Liberty’s Ervin Chang parred the first playoff hole to defeat Register and Lipscomb’s Eric Ansett. The runner-up finish was Register’s best since he won the Liberty Spring Invitational in 2015.

The trio shot 6-under 204s for the three rounds.

Register tied his career best with a 65 in Monday’s opening round and shot 69 in the second round later in the day, sharing the lead with Chang by one stroke after 36 holes. Register had four birdies and an eagle, but also had four bogeys and a double to shoot an even-par 70 on Tuesday. Register and Ansett drove into a bunker on the playoff hole and ended up missing 10-footers for pars.

Register turned 22 years old Monday.

Only nine players shot under par during the final 18 holes. Register led North Carolina with 70.

South Florida shot a 1-over 281 on the final day to defeat Arkansas by a stroke for the team title. The Razorbacks led by four strokes going into the final round.

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